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Naunton
Village in Gloucestershire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naunton is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the River Windrush in the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Stow-on-the-Wold is about 6 miles to the east.
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Community
The population of Naunton in 2000 was 371,[2] which fell to 352 at the 2011 census.[3]
Once a farming community with the usual supporting trades, by the turn of the second millennium it had moved towards being a dormitory village.[2] It has had no shops since 1999. Despite rising property prices, community activity remains[2] and local associations include clubs for music, cricket, golf and tennis.[4] The village has a parish council.[5] The village hall was refurbished in 2017–2018 aided by a twenty-year government loan of £100,000.[6]
There are single public bus services on Tuesdays to Andoversford and Fridays to Stow-on-the-Wold.[7] The nearest railway station is at Moreton-in-Marsh (10 miles, 16 km away), providing several trains daily to London Paddington, Great Malvern, Hereford, Worcester and Oxford.[8]
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Heritage
Naunton is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Niwetone.[9] There has probably been a settlement there for at least 2000 years.
The present church, dedicated to St Andrew,[10] dates largely from the 15th century. The Renaissance playwright and poet Ulpian Fulwell was Rector of Naunton from about 1570 until his death in about 1586.[11] Another Rector, from 1660, was the prolific author and translator Clement Barksdale (1609–1687), who held the parish in plurality with Stow-on-the-Wold.
Naunton has a famous dovecote erected in 1660.[9]
The 1998 Grand National winner, Earth Summit was prepared for the race in the village.[12]
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